World Cup 2019: 7 players who were under-utilized in the tournament

#2 Mohammed Shami - India

Shami became the second Indian to take a WC hat-trick

India's search for the third seamer was solved after Mohammed Shami's impressive show in Australia and New Zealand. The 28-year-old continued his good form for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL 2019, which convinced many that he should be named in the starting XI during the World Cup.

But Virat Kohli went in with Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah as his pacers, and Shami only replaced an injured Bhuvneshwar against Afghanistan. Defending a low total of 224, Shami not only gave the first breakthrough but also picked up a hat-trick in the final over to seal a thrilling win.

With a bit of help from the pitch against West Indies, Shami produced a quality spell of seam bowling to dismiss Chris Gayle, Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer. Against England, his 5-wicket haul was the only solace for the bowling attack as the others were smashed by the English batsmen.

Shami ended the World Cup with 14 wickets from four games. Had he played all the games, he might well have finished as the tournament's highest wicket-taker.